West Virginia's reputation as a giant-killer grew Friday night when the Mountaineers knocked off Connecticut, ranked No. 2 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25, 1-0, before 1,773 fans, the second largest crowd ever at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium and a nationally televised audience on Fox Soccer Channel.

Jason Bristol had been inserted into the starting lineup for his first collegiate start in order to help shut down the high-scoring UConn attack, but the 6-foot-4 sophomore was the scoring hero, striking his first collegiate goal with a header off Dan Stratford's free kick seven minutes into the second half.

"I had a hunch that Jason would step up and he stepped up big for us tonight," said West Virginia coach Marlon LeBlanc after Friday's game. "It was a very important goal."

The win marked the third time this season the Mountaineers have beaten a Top 5 team. On Sept. 7, they beat then-No. 4 Maryland, 1-0, onStratford's golden goal, and eight days later, they beat then-No. 5 Duke, 1-0, on Paul Paradise's late goal.